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star casinos

Star Casino and United Workers Union Against the Tax Increase

The workers in Sydney’s Star casino are worried about their future - and with a reason. Since gaming taxes will be increased in July, many of them will lose their jobs. That’s why the Union decided to schedule ...
sweden

Gambling Laws Change and Fees Increase in Sweden: Operators Approve It

The Gambling Authority’s new proposal for changes in the Swedish gambling law has been approved by the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS). Some changes included in the proposal are related t...
georgia

Georgia Continues with the Reforms of the Gambling Laws to Align with the EU Conditions

The Georgian government kept proceeding with the reforms that impacted both casinos and the players. Since the reforms began earlier this month, more than 1.4 million players from Georgia have been banned from ...

Kentucky Senate Passed the Long-Running Bill to Legalize Sports Betting

Associated Press reports today that the Kentucky Senate passed the bill to legalize sports betting in the Bluegrass State. The Senate voted 25-12 for the bill Thursday and sent it to be signed into law by Gov. ...

North Carolina Legislators Step Closer to Legalize Sports Wagering

A bill to legalize sports wagering is to clear the North Carolina House of Representatives and be sent to the Senate for final approval. The representatives approved the proposal on a 66-45 vote Tuesday less th...

Philippine Senator Recommends Banning POGOs Within 3 Months

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means, recommended the country's government to officially shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are ...

Both Mayor Candidates Support Legalization of Video Gambling in Chicago

Both candidates for Chicago mayor - Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson - would support the legalization of video gambling machines within their city limits if elected in the April 4 election. The candidates would ...

Rivers Casino Portsmouth Announces Profit of $24M in First Full Month of Operation

First stand-alone casino in Virginia, Rivers Casino Portsmouth, owned and managed by Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, publicly announced $24.7 million in gaming income in its first full month of operation, acc...
tabcorp

Adam Rytenskild, CEO of Tabcorp, Wants a New National Regulatory Framework

Adam Rytenskild, the Managing Director and CEO of the famous Australian company Tabcorp, is working hard towards initiating a national regulatory framework. Rytenskild wants to equalize the wagering playing fie...

Star Entertainment Collects $545M After Record Statutory Loss; Suspends Dividends

Star Entertainment Group, one of Australia's leading gambling and entertainment companies based in Brisbane, has publicly announced that it is collecting AUD$800 million, which is approximately 545 million US d...

Cambodia applies fresh revenue-based tax model for casinos

From December 30, 2022, Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) began applying the latest revenue-based rules for taxes and procedures for commercial gambling business, aka casinos, to the self-proclai...